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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 3h

Study: Achieving the Global Methane Pledge would bring US$1tn in annual savings.

#Methane #GlobalMethanePledge

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Study: Achieving the Global Methane Pledge would bring US$1tn in annual savings

"The benefits consistently outweigh the costs under a wide range of scenarios."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 8h

Grosvenor Group reports 31% property emissions reduction and names first CSO.

#PeopleMoves #RealEstate

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Grosvenor Group reports 31% property emissions reduction and names first CSO

The company has also baselined 53,000 hectares of natural capital to inform a 25-year nature recovery plan.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 1d

First sustainable agriculture carbon credit methodologies approved by ICVCM.

#SustainableAgriculture #RegenAg #ICVCM #CCP #CarbonMarket

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First sustainable agriculture carbon credit methodologies approved by ICVCM

More than one million credits are expected to be issued annually through regenerative agriculture practices.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 1d

NZAM initiative scraps 2050 net zero target requirement for members.

#NZAM #NetZero #AssetManagement

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NZAM initiative scraps 2050 net zero target requirement for members

The decision comes from a ‘comprehensive review’ undertaken by NZAM after losing high-profile member BlackRock in January.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 1d

The quest for consistency in carbon accounting.

#Sponsored #CarbonAccounting

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The quest for consistency in carbon accounting

Maybe carbon accounting needs to borrow from the legal profession and move towards something more akin to a 'case law' approach.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 2d

OECD report shows progress in sustainability disclosures and integration.

@oecd-ocde.bsky.social #ClimateDisclosures #ESGReporting

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OECD report shows progress in sustainability disclosures and integration

91% of listed companies by market capitalisation published disclosures in 2024.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 2d

Ninety One names new Chief Sustainability Officer.

#PeopleMoves #ChiefSustainabilityOfficer #SustainableFinance

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Ninety One names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Daisy Streatfeild replaces Nazmeera Moola as CSO.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 2d

GSMA Head of Climate Steven Moore on promoting ‘coopetition’ for sector decarbonisation.

#Telecom #Telco #NetZero

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GSMA Head of Climate Steven Moore on promoting ‘coopetition’ for sector decarbonisation

The GSMA has supported an 8% reduction in operational emissions for the global telco sector between 2019 and 2023.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 3d

‘Frightening gap’: Current 2035 NDCs expected to result in 17% emissions reduction.

#COP30 @worldresources.bsky.social #ClimateTargets #NDC

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Current 2035 NDCs expected to result in 17% emissions drop

Countries representing around 64% of global emissions have still not submitted their 2035 NDCs.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 3d

AI skills every sustainability leader should learn.

#AI #Sustainability #TechSkills

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AI skills every sustainability leader should learn

“AI is quickly becoming an essential part of the sustainability toolkit, but it’s only effective when practitioners know how to use it responsibly and confidently."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 4d

ExxonMobil sues California over climate disclosure laws, launches carbon accounting coalition.

#FossilFuels #ESGReporting

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ExxonMobil sues California over climate disclosure laws, launches carbon accounting coalition

“Nothing says climate progress like ExxonMobil and ADNOC Group explaining carbon accounting to the rest of us."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 4d

BSI publishes new standards for biodiversity preservation.

#Biodiversity #BNG

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BSI publishes new standards for biodiversity preservation

"Practical, science-based frameworks designed to empower biodiversity preservation."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 7d

Levi Strauss announces new water stewardship targets and strategy.

#Levis #Water #ClimateResilience

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Levi Strauss unveils water stewardship targets and strategy

“This strategy is about more than water savings – it’s about resilience and supporting business continuity for the long term."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 7d

Study: Fossil fuel sector should cover around 20% of necessary direct air carbon removal investment.

#DACCS #CarbonRemoval @climateanalytics.org

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Study: Fossil fuel sector should cover around 20% of necessary direct air carbon removal investment

“It is both fair and feasible that a portion of their windfall is used to fund technologies that will help clean up the damage they have caused.”

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 8d

Microsoft signs new carbon removal purchase agreement with UNDO.

#CarbonRemovals #Microsoft

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Microsoft signs new carbon removal purchase agreement with UNDO

"Enhanced rock weathering is a promising pathway to gigatonne-scale carbon removal."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 8d

More countries are integrating green building plans into national climate goals.

#GreenBuildings #NDC #ClimatGoals

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More countries are integrating green building plans into climate goals

"Buildings are not just part of the climate challenge – they are one of our most powerful solutions."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 9d

EU maintains Deforestation Regulation implementation date.

#EUDR #Deforestation

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EU maintains Deforestation Regulation implementation date

"This package could strike a robust compromise."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 9d

#Breaking: Omnibus uncertainty to continue as European Parliament rejects proposal.

#EUOmnibus #CSRD #CSDDD

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Omnibus uncertainty to continue as MEPs reject proposal

“The outcome gives us another chance to improve the text and make sure our sustainability and due diligence rules actually matter."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 9d

Sustainable from the start: Houston & Hawkes.

#SustainableBusiness #FounderInterview

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Sustainable from the start: Houston & Hawkes

"Overnight it became a very, very strong USP."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 9d

‘All systems flashing red’ as no sector is on track to meet climate goals.

#SoCA #StateOfClimateAction @worldresources.bsky.social #ParisAgreement

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‘All systems flashing red’: no sector on track to meet climate goals

“A decade of delay has dangerously narrowed the path to 1.5°C."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 10d

Net zero momentum remains strong among UK businesses.

#NetZero #ClimatePolicy #UK

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Net zero momentum remains strong among UK businesses

51% of companies have received requests for carbon data from customers or as part of tenders.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 11d

GHG Protocol opens consultation on Scope 2 accounting update.

@worldresources.bsky.social #GHGProtocol #Scope2

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GHG Protocol opens consultation on Scope 2 accounting update

Some of the changes proposed could dramatically change the way companies calculate and report their purchased energy emissions.

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 11d

Report: Major meat and dairy companies emit more GHG than fossil fuel producers.

#Meat #Dairy @greenpeace.eu @foeeurope.bsky.social

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Report: Major meat and dairy companies emit more GHG than fossil fuel producers

“Farms that restore nature and communities, not corporate-controlled factories, should be at the centre of our food system."

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 11d

Countries cave to Trump pressure and table net zero shipping framework.

#Shipping #IMO #NetZero @transportenvironment.org

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Countries cave to Trump pressure and table net zero shipping framework

"It was a process bent to the will of the US through threats and intimidation.”

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CSOFutures.com @csofutures.com · 14d

Historic motion paves way for fossil fuel phase-out; AI enables oil production ramp-up.

#FossilFuels #OilAndGas #ClimateChange

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Historic motion paves way for fossil fuel phase-out; AI enables oil production ramp-up

IUCN members have just adopted the strongest language on fossil fuels and the climate crisis.

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